Knightia Fish Fossil from Green River Formation

$20

One of one · in stock

Specimen sheet · No. 4691

Species

Knightia eocaena

Estimated age

≈ 50 million years

Location found

Green River Formation, Wyoming

Size

1.5 – 3" (collector piece)

Rarity

★★☆☆☆ Accessible

Condition

Authentic · unaltered

The story

Knightia Fish Fossil is a great way to start your Fossil Collection, very easy to display in any room in your house.

Knightia They were distantly related to modern-day herrings and Sardines The Green River formation of which the Knightia is found is a rock formation that consists of a groups of sedimentary rock layers that were created in a huge system of lakes. The origins of the Green River Formation occurred between 59-33 million years ago during the Eocene Epoch. It is located near present-day Green River, and spans parts of Utah, Wyoming and Colorado